Down by 10, the bearded big man's entry changed the complexion of the contest, with Kasiano setting up two tries in the space of three minutes to give his team the lead.

The first was a fortuitous bit of play that saw him collect a loose ball, dummy and then pass to Josh Morris who linked up with his twin, before Kasiano delivered a perfectly-time offload to send Josh Reynolds on his way to set up Will Hopoate under the posts.

Kasiano finished the game with 137 metres, three offloads, two tackle breaks and a line-break assist, and regularly attracted three or four defenders in every tackle.

Bulldogs prop Aiden Tolman said it was par for the course in terms of what Kasiano could do.

"When he came on he had some big carries and he's been doing that the last month. That's what he has to do for the team; that's his role, that's his job," Tolman told NRL.com.

"He's been really putting us on the front foot when he comes on. I thought our bench tonight – and over the last month – has been outstanding."